Hose supporter



N. M LANCASTER.

HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED FEB 5. 1921.

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HOSE SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 116, 1922..

Application filed. February 5, 1921. Serial No. 442,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELLY M. LANCASTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Palatka, in the county of Putnam and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Hose Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a hose supporter in which the pull will be equalized, the hose being supported both at the front and the back, the device being simple in con struction, and being safe, in that no pins or prongs are required. l urther, it is the object of the invention to provide a hose supporter which will eliminate wear and tear;

on underclothes, the device being elastic and so constructed as to yield to every movement of the body, thereby assuring comfort to the wearer. Another object of the invention is to provide a hose supporter which will serve as a shoulder brace. The invention aims to provide a hose supporter which will remain in place on the body of the wearer during violent and usual movements, such as re sults from athletic performances.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

\Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 shows in perspective, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a fragmental perspective showing the connection between the portions at the front of the supporter; Figure is a fragment-a1 elevation showing one of the hose engaging elements and attendant parts.

The hose supporter forming the subject matter of this application comprises two strips. which may be made of elastic material, or not, as desired. The strips are formed into shoulder engaging bonds 1, each embodying a forward portion 2 and a rear portion 3, the rear portions being crossed as shown at i, and the forward portions being crossed as shown at 5. At their point of crossing, the rear portions 3 are permanently and fixedly connected by any suitable means indicated at 6. If desired,

clamp, denoted by the numeral 9, the loops 8 thus being made adjustable, in a manner well understood in the art. Hose-engaging elements 10 are mounted in the loops 8, hoseengaging elements 11 being connected to the lower ends of the rear portions 3. The hose-engaging elements 10 are connected to the upper ends of the hose 12, at the front thereof, the hose-engaging elements 11 being connected with the hose at the rear of the hose.

It will be observed that the hose 12 is supported both at the rear and'the front. Since one of the forward portions 2 is held slidably on the other forward portion, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, all movements of the body of the wearer will be accommodated. However, owing to the fact that the rear portions 3 are permanently connected together at their point of cross ing, as shown at i, the bends 1 will not slip oil the shoulders of the wearer.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A hose supporter comprising two strips formed into shoulder-engaging bends each embodying forward and rear portions having free ends. the rear portions being crossed, and the forward portions being crossed, means for connecting the rear portions fixedly and permanently at their point of crossingmeans on one forward portion for receiving the other forward portion slidably at the point where the forward portions cross; and separate hose-engaging elements on the free lower ends of each of said portions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NELLY M. LANCASTER.

' Witnesses:

TB. MERRILL, A. L. LEAFF. 

